# Changing OS

Pavel Curtis (pavel@parc.xerox.com)
Sun, 7 Apr 1996 15:31:36 PDT

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    slayer@kaiwan.com writes:
    > Here's a question I have.. I noticed string_hash() is the same on both
    > versions., and I changed passwords on the moo I was using to use that. Does
    > anyone see a problem with that?

    This is at least as secure as using crypt() and, since the complete
    implementation of string_hash() is included with the server (as opposed to
    being provided by the local operating system), it's guaranteed to work portably
    across all systems.

    I haven't done detailed timings to discover which one is (marginally) faster,
    but it shouldn't matter much for this use.

    	Pavel